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Support For Merkel Plunges After German Terrorist Attacks

After the recent surge in terrorist attacks on US soils conducted by ISIS-affiliated refugees following Chancellor Merkel’s “Open Door” policy, we expected that popular support for Merkel would once again drop in the polls, but not even we expected such a dramatic move.

According to a just released ARG polls, popular support for the Chancellor has plunged by a whopping 12 points, with her approval rating crashing to just47%, and almost two-thirds of Germans unhappy with her refugee policy. This marked her second-lowest score since she was re-elected in 2013. In April last year, before the migrant crisis erupted she enjoyed backing of 75 percent. Meanwhile, approval for her “ally”, who in recent weeks has voiced stark disagreement with the Chancellor over the future of German immigration policy, soared: support for Bavarian Prime Minister Horst Seehofer, rose 11 points to 44%. – READ MORE